The Attorney General shall enforce the due application of funds given or appropriated to public charities within the State, prevent breaches of trust in the administration thereof and, when necessary, prosecute corporations which fail to make to the General Assembly any report or return required by law.
S.C. Code Ann. § 1-7-130
Protection of public charities and prosecution of corporations
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Epworth Children's Home v. Beasley (2005)
Most recently applied in Wilson v. Dallas (November 2011)
1962 Code SECTION 1-240; 1952 Code SECTION 1-240; 1942 Code SECTION 3117; 1932 Code SECTION 3117; Civ
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